Tennis
Federer signs up for 2020 Dubai C’ships
World number four Roger Federer quashed retirement talks, signing up to play in the 2020 Dubai Championships. The 37-year-old scripted history in Dubai as he lifted the eighth trophy to...
Read moreDepth in India women Tennis is getting better: Vishal Uppal
The fourth-place finish in the Fed Cup, country's best in recent years, is not desirable but captain Vishal Uppal reckons there is enough evidence to believe that depth in women's...
Read moreI still feel like I have a lot to learn: Naomi Osaka post Dubai C’ship debacle
World number one Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Dubai Tennis Championships in the second round on Tuesday night but the top seed believes that she still has got...
Read moreIn-form Djokovic wins a fourth Laureus, Woods too among big winners
Tennis star Novak Djokovic, record-breaking gymnast Simone Biles, golfing legend Tiger Woods and the World Cup champion French football team bagged the top honours at the 2019 Laureus World Sports...
Read moreNot going to torture myself if I’m not happy: Osaka on split with coach
World number one Naomi Osaka opened up about her split with coach Sascha Bajin ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and said she does not want to put...
Read more16-year-old Aryaan become first Indian tennis player to flunk dope test
Aryaan Bhatia became the first Indian tennis player to fail dope test and has been put under provisional suspension, the National Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday. 16-year-old Bhatia's urine sample...
Read moreServe would be key on indoor courts in Fed cup: India coach Bhambri
India Fed Cup coach Ankita Bhambri reckons a good serve will be the key on indoor courts when Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi fight it out with higher-ranked players...
Read moreAnkita Raina holds key as India aim for Fed Cup World Group II
India’s top singles players Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi will have to punch above their weight when the battle to qualify for Fed Cup tennis tournament’s World Group II,...
Read moreInjured Sharapova pulls out of St Petersburg Open
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova pulled out of the ongoing St Petersburg Open owing to an injury in the right shoulder. The 31-year-old was due to play her second-round match...
Read moreNo room for excuses now: Bhupathi ahead of Davis Cup tie vs Italy
Non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday said that there is no room for excuses in the Davis Cup Qualifier against Italy starting here Friday, especially after India got whatever had...
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